Sun Dec 22 02:20:06 UTC 2024: ## French Prime Minister Bayrou Faces Historic Low Approval Rating
**PARIS** – France’s newly appointed Prime Minister, François Bayrou, is facing a historically low approval rating, with only 34% of respondents expressing satisfaction in a recent poll. The Ifop poll, conducted for the Journal du Dimanche, revealed that a staggering 66% disapprove of his performance, marking the lowest approval rating for an incoming Prime Minister in decades, dating back to at least 1959.
The poll, surveying 2,004 people between December 11th and 18th, comes as Mr. Bayrou is still in the process of forming his government, a task he hopes to complete before Christmas. He is the sixth Prime Minister under President Emmanuel Macron’s tenure and the fourth in 2024 alone, highlighting the instability of recent French governments. His predecessor, Michel Barnier, held the position for a mere three months, making him France’s shortest-serving Prime Minister. The persistent political instability in France is a matter of ongoing national concern.
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